Julius Caesar's Scandalous Rise to Power
How did young Caesar go from being a pariah to holding the most powerful office in Rome? Part 1 of this #animatedhistory series on #Caesar is a part of #ProjectDictator.
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@ArchaiaHistoria
2 жыл бұрын
Give me Alcibiades or give me death!
@Longshanks1690
2 жыл бұрын
The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of the Medici.
@omnijack
2 жыл бұрын
Cover everything. Meanwhile, I shall summon the Masters of Time and Technology, and demand to know why you are still criminally under-subscribed.
@generalaigullletes5830
2 жыл бұрын
Anything and damn anything.
@Belowbluewaterdiver
2 жыл бұрын
Third century crisis
I’m so confused how this Chanel isn’t already blown up, history with great humour and animation. Easily should be among the most popular history Chanels on KZread
@LuinTathren
2 жыл бұрын
You must really like perfume.
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Well, you've done your part by watching and commenting. Hopefully the algorithm takes notice. Thanks for the kind words.
@connerdalton8887
2 жыл бұрын
@@LuinTathren ?
@Jumbotroner
Жыл бұрын
@@connerdalton8887 you spelt channel wrong, and Chanel is a perfume. Still can’t believe this channel hasn’t blown up!
@dinoplays1019
Жыл бұрын
Agreed, this is most likely my favorite place to learn some fun historyv
Caesar didn't die after his "assasination" by Brutus, Cassius et al. He actually survived, then fled in a boat across the ocean to what we know as the New World where he opened a casino and a successful tomato-and-cheese-on-panem franchise.
@cam5816
10 ай бұрын
I actually already knew this. I saw it on the History channel 😊
@TheBandit025Nova
9 ай бұрын
Wait I thought it was Augustus who went to the new world and open Cesar’s Palace
@bigploppa154
3 ай бұрын
I visit his Atlantic City casino often. Beautiful place that has truely stood the test of time. Wouldve have been fascinating to see what AC would have looked like in its founding years, when Caesar established Atlantium
Important Note - In the Roman Republic, a dictator was more of a "Break Glass In Case of Emergency" position and didn't have the negative connotation it has today. Also, the average term for a Roman dictator was 6 months. Famously, Cincinnatus returned his power after 13 days, being the model dictator.
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
I fully intended on getting into what a Roman dictator was... and then the video was already 20 minutes. Next time.
@omnijack
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrawnofHistory is that the next video then, or …?
@powerist209
Жыл бұрын
To make it even weirder, Roman Emperor tends to be more fluid…as in “some bozo with an army can become one” (see Third Century Crisis and even Byzantine had peasants like Basil and Romanos becoming one).
@josephmatthews7698
10 ай бұрын
@@powerist209Bozos who raised themselves from the mud and pig crap of peasantry to the most powerful people in the world. Even Ancient China with their strict rules of hierarchy and ascension with the mandate of heaven had peasant emperors. Like their greatest emperor ever Liu Bang. Talk all you want about hereditary right to rule; true power has always sat with the man with the biggest army.
@esbendit
10 ай бұрын
@@josephmatthews7698 Tell that to Liu Bang
That eulogy was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard.
History teacher here. I don't know how this channel isn't on the same level of viewership as oversimplified. You guys make it fun and easy to understand. It's perfect for high school history students. Keep doing what you're doing.
@danielgault9738
6 ай бұрын
I second this, a long with the many other comments. How is this channel not bigger? It's so well done. Keep it up DH, you'll get there
@SamPendentTheThief
Ай бұрын
I can just hear the class clowns laughing at the innapropriate jokes...
8:56 I cannot express to you how much I love this part. I was completely taken off guard by what Caesar sang. It was amazing, i was dying of laughter, I loved it, actual gold. I’m glad I found this channel!
@arthurmorgan7347
9 ай бұрын
Who knew smash mouth plagiarized Julius Caesar for shrek
@arthurmorgan7347
9 ай бұрын
Cesar was a man truly ahead of his time they stabbed him because of his amazing poetry and singing
@_nobodyxi
8 ай бұрын
Truly a touching eulogy
Never thought Caesar would recite Apple Bottom Jeans in his eulogy to his aunt Julia.
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Julia got a brief shout out in a Marius parade. Now Cornelia...
Father: "We make do with what we have, and what we have matters most." Gaius: "And what's that?" Gather: "Love." Gaius: "I knew it! We're as poor as dogs!"
@warmmilk_
3 ай бұрын
Gather 😂😂😂
This...attitude that the romans seemed to have to a man just fascinates me. And entire culture of people who were more than willing to piss on every agreement they made, take turns betraying, humiliating and smacking each other and then having the nuts to be surprised when everyone turns on them at the drop of a hat.
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Roman republic = CW teen drama
@mr.k418
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrawnofHistory crap, that is fitting. Though I’m much more willing to watch Roman politics.
I like that you showed that Caesar’s captors had their throats slit before he crucified them. Good attention to detail.
@damonarmstrong9871
9 ай бұрын
Ty I'm not alone on this lol
@symb2005
4 ай бұрын
I read Suetonius just before so I was half-expecting it, nice to see that these details made it in for people in the know, without the need to elaborate on it.
I love that you drew the legions with Lorica Hamata and Coolus helmets rather than the stereotypical Lorica Segmenta and Gaillia helmet, which weren’t in use yet; its more accurate and it looks much nicer imo
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I try as best as I can to be accurate between the jokes.
@eazy8579
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrawnofHistory Well, you do a damn good job! Keep it up!
Omg i didn’t know that a kid Julius Caesar could be so cute.
This is one of the best overviews on Caesar I've seen. Sulla etc are far too often overlooked, and everyone keeps saying the entire Roman crisis didn't begin until the first triumvirate!
@DrawnofHistory
Жыл бұрын
Roman was coughing up blood for quite sometime before Caesar appeared on the scene.
@Mikebumpful
10 ай бұрын
Surely you have seen Historia Civilis' episodes on Cæsar and the late Roman republic? Not a whole lot of jokes and flash, but a shitload of well researched detailed history!
@cam5816
10 ай бұрын
@@DrawnofHistoryTheir humors needed to be balanced
Not only did Caesar give us Half-Life 3, he gave us the sequel to Fallout New Vegas.
@christianmeyer3622
10 ай бұрын
The only thing he didn't give us was a Part 2... :(
I want to note that bibilus as consul also had the power to cancel senate meetings if he felt that there were "bad omens". He used this authority every time the senate was due to meet, however everyone ignored it because Julius Caesar, who was Rome's chief priest, said it would be ok. Bibilus wasnt really seen in office until he was due to give his final farewell speech, given when one's term as counsul had ended, and when he was about to speak his speech was vetoed by a tribune of the plebs so he was stripped of basically all dignity at that point.
@cmasterson
4 ай бұрын
That’s the best part ever. Lmao 🤣. Soon as he started speaking someone screaming “VETO” lmao 🤣
I can't wait for part two. I know these stories well but never tire of hearing them again.
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Hope I'm doing them justice
@BeFreeTypeMusicFreeMason
8 ай бұрын
This aged well 😂
For all of Ceaser's scheming and brilliance, for some reason, he held an incredibly naive belief in The Power of Friendship. He dropped the ball when he tried to turn his life into a Shonen Anime.
@lornbaker1083
6 ай бұрын
It reminds me of a Saying from war hammer forty k. " The emperor protects our souls, but having a loaded gun does help put one's mind at ease" If only caesar had the foresight to go armed. Maybe he would have survived. Then again they probably Paid off the pretorians to allow them to get away with it. Rome was so corrupt.
I'm telling you this channel is criminally underrated. The humour, animation and historical content combine to make this one of the greatest channels there is
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the high praise
@micahistory
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrawnofHistory you're welcome
Drawnofhistory! Where is the sequel??!?
Wheres part 2? I was so invested 😢
How do you guys not have 1 million subs? Y'all have legit become one of my favourite channels on here 😭
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
You did your job by watching, subscribing, and commenting. I appreciate it.
Interesting the different way you covered Cicero’s moment in the sun, but love how much you made Cato hate Ceasar’s guts
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Got some good Clodius-Cicero stuff coming up
@zeke546
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrawnofHistory Lets gooo! I need more animations covering Rome
The reason that soldiers tended to be more loyal to their generals wasn't because they were allowed to join while poor. It was because the Senate refused to pay beyond the bare minimum, so the onus on making sure the soldiers got more than a glorified laborers wage was on the general.
"We're practicing our, uh uh, downhill skiing'. LOL!!!!
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
The thing that made the rumor "scandalous" wasn't that it was gay, it's that Caesar was said to be... the downhill partner. Rome was all about power.
Thank you! Have been eagerly waiting, the humor you bring into these are on a different level 😂
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Glad the jokes and the info hit well
@dennypetrosian8589
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrawnofHistory thank you 🙏
That eulogy had me crying I've been subbed since the plymouth video this is your best work by far
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
It was truly one of the best speeches of the ancient world
Don’t you mean how Julius Caesar became *A CONSUL OF ROME?!*
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
That implies that Bibulus pulled his weight. Consulship of Julius and Caesar, baby!
@akramgimmini8165
2 жыл бұрын
HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME!!!
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
@@akramgimmini8165 I can't wait to get to that part of the story in an upcoming installment.
@graham5716
Жыл бұрын
@@DrawnofHistory Shame on the house of ptolemy for such barbarity, shame.
For the record, the bit about Caesar and the king of Bythinia is almost certainly anti-Caesarian political propaganda. They depicted him as the submissive partner both because that's the part that was frowned upon in Rome, and also to show put across the idea that he would be submissive to foreign kings. That said, the apple bottom jeans eulogy bit is spot on and tends to be left out in most accounts. Thanks for that attention to detail!
Awww, Caesar was nice and kind to his pirate buddies. He had their throats slit when he crucified them, so instead of a long, agonizing and degrading death, it's just a degrading death.
Great video! Child voice actor was fantastic! (Everyone was)
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
I'll let my mini me know
@RachaelMarieNewport
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrawnofHistory He is so adorable and did an awesome job with some heavy vocabulary wow. How old is he now?
This was history like I've never heard before. Looking forward to the other videos on your channel...!
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like my take on it.
I'm a woman and I also have no idea what actually happens at women's parties. Alas, your female audience consists of history nerds who weren't invited to parties other than birthday parties because we tend to talk about history too much. My only guess about those parties is that they DON'T want to discuss wars, dictators, and whether or not there was a breeding population of Giraffes for food on the Ancient Roman peninsula.
I just watched all the videos on this channel over the last few days and love it. I wonder when we are getting part to 2 to this one though?
Come on man! The best i've ever seen!!!!!! You MUST, you MUST make the second part for the love of all that's good please!!! I beg you! Keep up the great work man
Well, I think I found my next channel to binge. Great work, man!
@DrawnofHistory
10 ай бұрын
Glad to have ya
Managed to just stumble on your channel. Absolutely brilliant work mate keep it up!
Remember boys, when Drawn of HIstory gets to 100k subs he will make Caesar Part 2
Im so glad I found this channel from VTH, I can’t stop watching your videos, these are great
Parental discretion is advised. 😄
@WaywardVet
2 жыл бұрын
No. Knocked it out of the park with the comedy. All kids should be taught history this way, so that they remember the past, and remember to wash their balls.
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
It's an important message especially with the cloths being so breezy.
@iammrbeat
2 жыл бұрын
@@WaywardVet I agree with you. Also, I remembered to wash my balls.
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
When I heard that as a kid, I knew this was gonna be good.
@Not_NelsonsYT
6 ай бұрын
NRO I WATCHED THIS IN SCHOOL.
BWAHAHAHA love the Roman joke in Latin on the wall during the "Gold Plated Lion" scene. BRAVO! (and the response is funny, too)
Great video. Look forward to seeing this channel expand!
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Me too!
I HOPE THIS CHANNEL BLOWS UP I LOVE HISTORY AND THIS WILL BE SO ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL
Awesome video, thank you
Please!!! Do another episode, this blew my mind
This channel is criminally underrated
Well I guess you're back and I can't wait to watch this
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Well, what did you think?
@leopardknowledge.1430
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrawnofHistory absolutely fantastic. Also it would be really nice to have a discord community around this channel
I love this channel I can’t stop watching the videos :)
Subscribed!!!
Excellent video.
I love this! This is my 2nd fav historical Chanel after oversimplified
Thanks!
That side story about King Nicomedes reminded me about my favorite nickname for Caesar. "Every Woman's Man and Every Man's Woman"
Good stuff
0:44 had me actually laughing. Keep up the great work my dude.
just came across your channel. excellent content, 5/5 ❤
This video was a treat!
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@DrawnofHistory LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This channel is on par with oversimplified. keep going!
Ok. It’s official. This is my new favorite KZread channel!
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Mine too!
I was expecting a manscaped ad with the stinky balls joke
Apple bottom jeans Boots with the fur She hit the floor Next thing you know Shawty got low
“I don’t wanna bone my mother, I want to bone the world!” *STARTS HUMPING THE GROUND…TO COMPLETION*
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Well, we was known to be quiet insatiable
Young Caesar and his accent hits hard ngl
11:56 14:39 Caesar absolutely destroying Cato is the funniest thing here😂
Just found the Chanel but love the Rome content!
Another great and pretty accurate video
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it seems like I'm hitting a good balance between scholarship and comedy.
@Michael-zi3kk
2 жыл бұрын
Yep
Caesar recitind Low in tragic dramatic way! Smooth! Really smooth! 😁😁
how have i just found this channel when i watch other history videos?! 👏🏻
Fantastic
Oh my lord is that your kid doing the voice acting, I love that so much ❤
This is it lads. Watch this channel fuckingn explode in the next year
"the odor of a cats dung-crusted butt" LMFAO. Masterfully done sir
Loooooove your stuff keep it up you'll have a huge following eventually. It's kinda criminal you don't yet.
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
I think the algorithm likes it when you watch 3 videos from the channel so...
I need more videos from this guy
I love this channel.
@DrawnofHistory
Жыл бұрын
Ha. I wasn't sure if you saw this one
Love the Mr beat guest role 👏👏👏
I can’t believe you made mr beat in this channel because I watched him
Pt 2 when? Also how are you at just 20k subs? The quality and humor should have netted you at least a couple hundred k by now
This is hilarious! I’m surprised it took this to pop up on my feed
The guest voices are neat. I instantly recognized Mr. Beat. :)
Firstly, a lot of those roman names on the "kill list" seemed oddly familiar. Hmmm- Secondly; My dude, you deserve at least one million subs more. At least! Your quality is insane and I am just waiting for the algorithm to pick you up. I feel like it was sheer luck I found you when I did! Been a fan since I found your first video roughly a month after it was uploaded. Keep up the fantastic work!
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe one or two of them. The others just came from a random Roman name generator because somehow that's a thing. Thanks for watching.
you are damn perfect brother please never quit
Amazingly underrated channel. Only found it via VTH.
Nice video. Gave me a laugh or two.
I thought Ceaser spares his pirate captors the torture of being crucified since they got along well, in that he had them all beheaded instead. I could very well be wrong but I know I've read and heard that a few times. Then again it was so long ago who really knows.
@DrawnofHistory
Жыл бұрын
He slit their throats before crucifixion. So you're not far off. Notice their throats in the video.
@John.McMillan
Жыл бұрын
@@DrawnofHistory Ah, I didnt see that on first viewing. Once again you impress me with your attention to detail in these videos.
0:44 Ser Meryn Trant & crew 😂👌
The humor of this channel is severely underrated 😂
Couldn’t help but think of “That’s a technical foullll” from 8 Crazy Nights in the beginning proscription list lol
I see what you did there with Caesar's poetry
Nice
13:15 I know this vid is from a year ago but I hope your analytics has gotten better because you deserve it! I’ll do my part 😭👐🏻
This channel is really underrated, hopefully one day the algorithm Gods will be happy and help your channel, I guess?
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
I heard they like it when you watch multiple videos from a channel so...
"Talk like a Cicilian Pirate Day" Lol.
These videos are great, i hope you get millions of subsribers and become a big youtube channel
How does this channel not have a hundred million subscribers yet
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
That's what I'm saying.
New upload :0
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Takes a while. My time tracker put this one at 400 hours.
16:30 bro used Daniel Bryan’s yes chant in a historically significant setting
Good old Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus at it again. We will watch his career with great interest
@DrawnofHistory
2 жыл бұрын
He's kinda like Randy, Ralphie's little brother in A Christmas Story. He just played dead, it was his only defense.
We need more fun KZread videos on Marius and Sulla.